The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: My 17-year-old daughter appears to have developed an awkward obsession with a teacher at school. This teacher is 26, and she is not even one of my daughter’s actual classroom teachers. My daughter is a senior, and she gets out of school quite early because of the number of classes she has to take. [...]
Q: I’m graduating from graduate school next month, and haven’t been able to find work. I lost a lot of confidence because of the constant rejections and have started to give up. I also struggle with uncertainty about whether I’m following my passion or even know what my passion is. I also have never had [...]
Q: My seven-year-old son has been taking medication for ADHD (currently Focalin XR), but I’m not convinced that ADHD is really the reason for his difficulties. Last year, I took him for psychological and OT evaluations, and they both agreed he had sensory issues. We tried OT, but I could not afford ongoing therapy after [...]
Q: My daughter is 8 years old and has been refusing to attend school lately. This has surprised my wife and me because her teachers have always told us what an excellent student our daughter is. She has always received good reports in every academic field, and her teachers speak highly of her. Our daughter [...]
Q: I am from Delhi, India and I am a 22-year-old computer science college student. I have had symptoms of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) like hand-washing and performing rituals, etc. since childhood, as well as slight ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) symptoms like being unable to hold concentration on class lectures or a study task for too [...]
